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Chris Cornell's widow has commissioned a statue of the late singer to be raised in his hometown of Seattle as a way of keeping his legacy alive. Vicky Cornell tells the Seattle Times that sculptor Wayne Toth "has already given me a design and the children and I love it." The New York Daily News notes that Toth is the same artist behind a statue of Johnny Ramone at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Vicky Cornell says the statue will take about seven months to make, after which it will be placed at a location within the city, in a sense bringing "Seattle's son" home. That location has yet to be determined, and Vicky notes she's open to suggestions from fans.